Can Brazil Save the Amazon Rainforest? Marina Silva Is Trying
Brazil’s environment minister, a renowned former activist, helped push climate change to the top of President Lula’s agenda.
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The rubber boom and its legacy in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia
The invention of vulcanized rubber (1839), followed by the popularization of bicycles (1870s) and the invention of the ...
Global orange juice shortage leads to higher prices for shoppers, but return to profitability for farmers
A global orange juice shortage has led to higher juice prices for shoppers, but a return to profitability for farmers. A ...
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Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
A historic agreement that’s helped curb deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon for nearly two decades suffered a major blow after Mato Grosso, the country´s largest soybean-producing state, passed a law ...